T H E T E A M

Danielle Thompson

William Van Cleave

Tina Pelletier

Dr. Danielle M. Thompson, CCC-SLPDanielle Thompson obtained her masters in Speech Language Pathology and later, after years of experience in rural Alaska, her doctorate in Literacy Studies with an emphasis in Reading Disabilities and Dyslexia. While Dr. Thompson has studied extensively, worked in various PreK-12 educational environments, and been a National Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) trainer, she attributes most of her career passion to a few valuable early life experiences: nannying a developmentally delayed child, working as a Speech Language Pathologist in bush Alaska, and serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in a school for the Deaf. Now, Dr. Thompson proudly calls Montana home. She lives in Bozeman and works on various language and literacy initiatives across the country as an inspired educational consultant, teacher of teachers, coach, author, speaker and agent of positive change. In addition to working in classrooms with teachers and students, Dr. Thompson is always reading research, translating it into practice, and building useful tools to help teachers transform instruction through focus and deliberate practice. While many call her a nerd with a happiness problem, it is safe to say she also has a love affair with adventure. You may just as well find her on a mountain top, in a small plane, on a rock wall (or one of ice), on a trout stream or on a trail, appreciating the experiences that keep her in love with life.​

William Van Cleave is in private practice as an educational consultant whose specialties include morphology and written expression. A nationally recognized speaker, he has presented on effective teaching practices at conferences and schools around the country since 1995. His high level of enthusiasm and energy, his interactive style, and his passion for working with teachers make him an effective presenter. Recent projects include providing the professional development component of a school improvement grant in Oklahoma City, participation on the RtII Writing Standards Committee for the State of Pennsylvania, and incorporation of a Trainer of Trainers project with Wichita Unified School District using his sentence structure approach. The author of three books, including Writing Mattersand Everything You Want To Know & Exactly Where to Find It, as well as a number of educational tools and activities, William has served as a classroom teacher, tutor, and administrator in the private school arena at various points in his career. He received his B.A. in English and women's studies from the College of Wooster and his M.A. in English from S.U.N.Y. New Paltz.

Tina Pelletier is a nationally-recognized leader in supporting administrators, staff development specialists, and teachers in developing effective systems of support to increase student achievement PreK-12. After eighteen years as a classroom teacher, reading interventionist, and district curriculum leader, Ms. Pelletier embarked on a success consulting career working in over thirty states nationally and four countries internationally to teach, model, and guide staff in using intense data analysis to effectively support students in Tier I, II, and III instruction. She has developed a data analysis process that helps district and schools increase achievement for staff and students.

Ms. Pelletier has served as an independent, international consultant providing practical support to federal and state agencies, administrators, districts, schools, and teachers in the area of Reading/Language Arts using a hands-on approach that is rooted in practical application of essential strategies with ties to data and rigorous attention to increased student achievement. Her areas of expertise include; Data Analysis, Early Childhood, School Program Improvement, Teacher Development and Training, Administrative Leadership, and Literacy through coaching, workshop, and institute opportunities.

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